Walt Disney Opens Land of Enchantment
Anaheim Calif Disneyland opens a 17 million dollar amusement park to the public amid preview crowds. Traffic jams and long lines mark opening day as Walt Disney plans to handle millions annually with free rides for many. Davy Crockett attends, boosting young visitors and parental cheer.
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Anaheim
Calif
Disney- Land
California
Walt Disney
Disney
Santa Ana
California Highway Patrol
Davy
Fess Parker
Oss
Workshop for PTAs Aug 1 2 at Magnolia
Southern State College Magnolia hosts the Southwest Area Parent Teachers Workshop on August 1 2 coordinated by Dr. Robert Schmidt. Delegates stay in Woman's Residence Hall with meals lodging averaging three dollars daily.
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Southern State College
Magnolia
Robert Schmidt
W. H. Oberthier
Texarana
Carroll Watson
Osceola
Arkansas Congress
J. B. Measel
Berryville
ACPT
Heloise Griffon
Little Rock
Roots of German Problem Traced to Yalta Plans
AP analyst James Marlow traces the roots of the German problem to the Yalta and Potsdam era when the Big Three considered breaking Germany into several states. Though plans shifted, Germany ended up divided into West and East with different governments, setting a precedent for the Cold War era.
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James Marlow
Washington
Geneva
Eisenhower
Yalta
Germany
West
East
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Potsdam
Atlee
22 Killed as Braniff Airliner Crashes at Midway
A Braniff Convair en route Dallas to Chicago crashed in early morning fog near Midway Airport, killing 22 and injuring 21 of 43 aboard. Investigators examine instruments while coroner McCarron hints the flight should not have attempted landing.
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Chicago
Braniff
Midway Airport
Cook County
Walter McCarron
Dallas
Civil Aeronautics Board
Braniff Airways
McCarron
Wichita
Kan
Circuit Court Opens With a Civil Action
Hempstead Circuit Court convened today with a civil suit before Judge Lyle Brown. John Deere Plow Co. sues Mitchell Sparks Tony Rowe and Lucious White seeking recovery of a new tractor claimed by the defendants. Three criminal cases follow the civil action.
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Hempstead
Lyle Brown
John Deere Plow Co
Mitchell Sparks
Tony Rowe
Lucious White
Anniversary Observed for Oakcrest Funeral Chapel
Oakcrest Funeral Chapel and insurance association marked its first anniversary, serving the community from the old Presbyterian Church at second and Hazel streets. The facility was redecorated and air conditioned with a 300 seating capacity, and officials express gratitude for the strong community support and pledge continuing reverent, sympathetic service.
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Oakcrest, Hope
New Funeral Chapel and Insurance Association
Oakcrest Funeral Chapel
Old Presbyterian Church
Second and
Hazel Streets
Brooks Will Play in All Star Game
Bud Brooks Arkansass All America guard last season was added to the College All Stars for the game August 12 against the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field Chicago.
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Brooks
Chicago
Bud Brooks
Cleveland Browns
Soldier Field
Russians Tour Iowa Farms For Ideas To Use At Home
Twelve Soviet agricultural chiefs began a tour of Iowa farms to study crop and livestock management at a 160 acre Alleman operation near Des Moines. They will observe corn production and U.S. farming practices before visiting Nebraska Michigan California and Washington with Secretary Benson expected to greet them.
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Iowa
Tom Whitney
Des Moines
Richard L Alleman
Slater
Les Moines
Veeda
Allemans
Richard Alleman
Bruce
Sherry
Soviet Union
Vladimir Matskevich
U.S.S.R
U. S
Des Moines Register and
Tribune
Boris Sokolov
Soviet Ukraine
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Chicago
Woodstock
Ill
East Lansing
Mich
California
Washington, D. C
Washington
Ezra Taft Benson
New SS Bill Spells Drastic Hike in Taxes
Washington Democrats push a social security bill calling for larger benefits and new payroll taxes to fund them. The measure would lower the beneficiary age for women to 62, allow disabled workers under 50 to receive payments, and raise the social security tax by one point, affecting about 55 million workers. The plan would start January 1, with Senate opposition likely.
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Lewis Gulick
Washington
House Democrats
House
Senate
Ways and Means
McRae Family Wins All Expenses Prize Trip
Mrs Ben McRae won an all expense paid trip sponsored by Piggly Wiggly. She will travel with Mr McRae and their daughter Mary Gayle for about 18 days visiting Carlsbad California Los Angeles Grand Canyon Yosemite Yellowstone and return via Colorado. The trip replaces the Hawaii voyage as the prize.
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Ben McRae
McRaes
Hawaii
14 Dead in State Over Week End
A weekend of fatal shootings raised Arkansas’ weekly violent death toll to 14. In Little Rock a man killed his father in law and then fatally shot himself as his estranged wife was nearby. Another man died after a dispute over a dice game. In Lake Village a rice mill worker was killed by a shotgun blast at his brother in law’s home. Ira Huffman, 44, was charged.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Little Rock
John Earl
L. C. Drake
Earl
Drake
Marion Rowe
Ernest Jorden
Clayton Lancaster
Jorden
Chicot County
Rice Mill
Lake Village
Homer May
Ira Huffman
Dallas Bar Fight Ends With Self Injured Hero
Theo Alexander attempted to break up a dispute between two women in a Dallas bar. A shot into the ceiling ricocheted, narrowly injuring him with a scalp cut that required two stitches. Authorities did not report other injuries.
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Dallas
Tex
Theo Alexander
Alexander
Governor vetoes bill banning tavern check cashing
Springfield Illinois Gov. William Stratton vetoed a bill that would have forbidden cashing payroll checks in taverns citing concerns about a few people overspending on liquor and the need to curb such behavior.
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Springfield
Till
William Stratton
Power failure interrupts Grant Park concert
A power failure in Grant Park dimmed lights for about 10 000 music fans during a performance of Till Eulenspiegels Merry Pranks. The disruption halted the Chicago concert last night.
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Chicago
Grant Park
Till Eulenspiegel
Sumit's Altitude Reported at 1237 Feet
The note states the altitude of the Sumit in Geneva is 1 237 feet, a figure cited for statistics fans and curious readers.
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Sumit
Geneva
Congress Aims to Adjourn by July 30 Amid Busy Week
House leaders push for July 30 adjournment with votes planned this week on social security highway minimum wage and housing bills. Additional actions include airport and atomic ship construction bills mineral rights and Communications Act amendments. Senate moves faster with no big backlog.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
McCormack
Massachusetts
Martin
Rmass
Congress
Rayburn
D-Tex
House
Senate
Eihower
Eistehower
Weekend Rain Spreads Across Arkansas Counties
Rain fell across all sections of Arkansas with totals from trace to over 4 inches in scattered spots. Gilbert reported 2.56 inches in 24 hours, Glenwood 4.85, Hope 3.58, and Jasper 2.08 with others around one inch. Partly cloudy and warm conditions are forecast for the next day.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
U.S
Glenwood
Pike County
Hope
Jasper
Fayetteville
Eisenhower Meets Zhukov at Big Four Summit
President Eisenhower and Soviet Defense Minister Georgi Zhukov greeted each other warmly at the Geneva conference opening, in a reunion of World War II allies. Hagerty said the exchange followed greetings with Bulganin Khrushchev and Molotov, and included inquiries about Zhukov’s wife and Eisenhower’s son Major John Eisenhower.
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Geneva
Eisenhower
Georgi K. Zhukov
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
V. M. Molotov
Zhukov
Maj
John Eisenhower
Eisenhower Hosts Soviet Leaders At Lake Leman Dinner
President Eisenhower planned a dinner at his Lake Leman villa for Marshal Zhukov Premier Bulganin and other Soviet delegation members in Geneva. The informal talks could ease tensions ahead of the Big Four summit amid hopes for dialogue between former wartime allies.
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Geneva
Eisenhower
Georgi Zhukov
Bulganin
Kremlin
Lake Leman Villa
Zhukov
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
V. M. Molotov
Andrei Gromyko
Alexander Troyanovsky
Dulles
U. S
Moscow
Charles E. Bohlen
Germany
Palace of Nations
Comrades In Arms
Stewardess From Camden Victim in Braniff Crash
Mary E. Teel of Camden Arkansas, 23, died when a Braniff airliner crashed in Chicago killing 22 and injuring 21. She was thrown from the plane and burned, the only fatality among survivors. Teel was a former University of Arkansas student and had worked for Braniff since April 1954.
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Chicago
Braniff
Mary E. Teel
Camden
Ark
Miss Teel
John W. Teel
Ouachita County
University of Arkansas
Reds Ready for Any Turn Parley Takes
Soviet propaganda pushes a limited relaxation of tensions while warning of Western blame. Moscow broadcasts emphasize security fears and frame the United States as obstructing Geneva, shaping domestic views against full peace.
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Reds
Russia
Geneva
Moscow
Kremlin
West
United States
Gereva
Soviet Union
Driver's Tests to Be Given Friday
Examinations for driver's license will be given at the Hempstead County courthouse starting Friday July 22 at 2 30 p m. The notice lists the testing time and location for applicants seeking licensure.
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Hempstead County
Negro killed at El Dorado grade crossing
Donald Harris a 38 year old Black man died after being struck by a Rock Island train at a city grade crossing. Officers said Harris appeared to lie between the rails and sleep before the impact.
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EL Dorado
Donald Harris
Harris
Rock Island
Iowa Country Doctor Wears Out 23 Automobiles in Prairie Practice
The nation’s oldest practicing physician, Dr. John Hullinger of Clinton Iowa, recalls delivering 3210 babies and wearing out 23 automobiles in 63 years of medical work. He emphasizes daily exercise and abstaining from bad habits as his longevity prescription. He appeared on NBC TV Make the Connection and shares memories from Civil War era to modern times. The 1860 born doctor is married to a former nurse and enjoys cornet playing and ice skating.
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Iowa
Hal Boyle
New York
vPi
John Hall
Hullinger
Clinton
American Medical Assn
Lincoln
Gail
Eisenhower opens Big Four talks with disarmament push
President Eisenhower launches the Big Four summit in Geneva proposing a free and unified Germany, a controlled disarmament plan to prevent frightful surprises in the atomic age. He greets Soviet Defense Minister Zhukov and outlines an eight-point program for a cold war armistice including German reunification and an East-West security system.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Eisenhower
Russia
Pessie Mestic
Potsdam
Palace of Nations
Georgi Zhukov
Anthony Eden
Edgar Faure
Presikolai Bulganin
Faure
Eden
Sion
Germany
Miebers
Bulgania
Igm
West
Nevn
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